Azure DevOps / React and Node Development

We are seeking a Technical Lead to join the Platform Group’s Toolchain Team within a globally recognized retail technology organization. This team builds and maintains the platform that stitches together all micro front-end services and provides development tools for engineers across the company.

This is a critical backfill position, replacing the current Team Lead who is departing in early January. The role is urgent to fill by month-end. The Toolchain team currently has 1 FTE and 1 TL, with growth expected. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering teams, vendors, and leadership to drive technical vision and maintain seamless platform operations

Required Skills & Experience

• Lead a small team of platform engineers focused on building and maintaining the toolchain infrastructure.

• Serve as a bridge between multiple engineering groups to ensure efficient collaboration and platform consistency.

• Manage and improve CI/CD systems (Jenkins, Azure, Gradle, Node).

• Configure and support integrations with Akamai, Pivotal, and Azure environments.

• Oversee gateway and micro front-end stitching using NGINX, App Gateway, and Gradle.

• Provide automation and deployment support across multiple teams and environments.

• Represent the Toolchain team in cross-functional meetings, resolving technical dependencies and process bottlenecks.

• Contribute to the ongoing modernization of systems within a Canary deployment environment.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure automation

• Proven experience with Jenkins, Shell scripting, and Node.js

• Hands-on with Gradle, Azure, and Akamai configuration

• Strong leadership capabilities – able to guide technical direction and mentor engineers

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across multiple technical teams

• Experience interfacing with vendors and understanding technical integration requirements

• Ability to balance priorities between platform stability and cross-team needs

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• CI/CD Pipeline Management: 25%

• Cloud Platform Integration (Azure, Pivotal): 20%

• Team Leadership & Cross-Team Communication: 20%

• Automation & Scripting (Shell, PowerShell, Node): 15%

• Micro Front-End Platform Development: 10%

• Vendor Coordination (Akamai, Equinix): 10%
  

Daily Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor platform engineers – 25%

• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines – 20%

• Collaborate across engineering teams – 20%

• Configure and maintain Azure, NGINX, and Akamai integrations – 15%

• Develop and maintain automation scripts – 10%

• Troubleshoot build and deployment issues – 5%

• Participate in planning and process improvements – 5%

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.